GR 2.538(lec) GR3.206 (lab)_Dr Ronald Briggs



Fall 2002 Dr Ronald Briggs

CB 1.104/GR3.206 GR 3.212

Tues 7:00-9:45 972-883-6877 (o), 972-690-3442 (h)

e-mail:briggs@utdallas.edu

Office hours (in GR 3.212 or 3.206):

Wed 2:00-4:00; Tues/Thurs 6:30-7:00

& by appointment or drop-in

POEC/GISC 6381

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

This course introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications. These systems are becoming the core of local (city, county) government operations, are being rapidly adopted by state and federal governments to manage operations from highway planning to environmental resource conservation, and are playing a major role in businesses as diverse as market research, site selection, real estate, civil engineering, and geophysical exploration. Additionally, academic research in disciplines ranging from the Social Sciences to Geoscience is using GIS to expand research possibilities and productivity.

GIS is a combination of software and hardware with capabilities for manipulating, analyzing and displaying spatially-referenced information--that is, information which is referenced by its location on the earth's surface. By linking data to maps, a GIS can reveal relationships not apparent with traditional item-referenced information systems and data base management products, and by displaying information in a graphic form can communicate complex spatial patterns succinctly. This course will introduce the concepts needed to use GIS effectively and correctly, and develop basic proficiency in GIS software usage. Examples will primarily focus on urban and regional analysis, though business, environmental and geological applications will also be included.

The course will comprise both lecture and lab. The lab component will focus on the use of ArcGIS (Version 8.1) software in a Windows NT/2000 environment in the Green Computer Lab (GR3.206). (The software will not be available in the university’s McDermott Microcomputer lab.) A copy of the software (usable for 120 days) is included with one of the texts. (A 450MHz Pentium with 128MB memory and 750MB disk space running Windows 2000 or NT is required.) This course is one of a series for the Certificate in GIS at the University of Texas at Dallas; five courses are needed to receive the certificate.

There are no formal prerequisites, however students will be expected to have competence in microcomputer use and familiarity with Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000 and file management (directories, subdirectories, copying, etc). Evaluation will be based upon a midterm exam (35%), final exam (40%), and five lab projects (25%). Although some class time will be allocated to lab instruction, additional computing work outside of scheduled classes, will be necessary for successful course completion.

Course Texts

Longley, Goodchild, Maguire, Rhind Geographic Information Systems and Science Wiley, 2001

Ormsby, et. al, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop (Redlands, CA: ESRI Press, 2001) (optional)

Readings and Schedule—Fall 2002

(note: all Let’s do it sessions will be held in the computer lab, GR 3.206)

(note: http:\\utdallas.edu\~briggs\poec6381.html has links to all on-line materials)

Aug 27 What's GIS and Where's It Used?

Longley Chap 1, 2

Goodchild What is GIS? @



Foote and Lynch GIS: Context, Concepts, and Definitions @



Application examples:

Scan GeoWorld (formerly GIS World), Geospatial Solutions (formerly Geo Info Systems), EOM (Earth Observation Magazine), GIM (Geomatic International Magazin), Business Geographics, for examples. For links to their Web sites, go to: - happen

Application discussions:

Greenman, C Turning a map into a layercake of information @



Foote and Crum Cartographic Communication @



Daniel, Larry SDSS for Location Planning, or The Seat of the Pants is Out @



Daniel, Larry GIS Helping to Reengineer Real Estate @



Sept 3: GIS Concepts and Software

Longley Chap 3, 8

Foote and Huebner Database Concepts @



Sept 10 Let's do it: Intro. to ArcGIS Software and ArcMap

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Chap1,2,3. Parts Chap 5, 6, 9, 18, 19

Sept 17 Let's do it: Intro. to ArcCatalog and GIS Applications

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Chap 4

Sept 24 Project #1 due: Customer Characteristics and DayCare Location

Sept 24 Terrestrial Data Structures

Longley Chap 4

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Chap. 13

Dana, Peter H. Coordinate Systems Overview @



(OR )

Kirvan, Anthony Latitude and Longitude @



Dana, Peter H. The Shape of the Earth/ Geodetic Datums @



( OR )

Dana, Peter H Map Projections



NIMA, Geodesy for the Layman @



Oct 1 GIS Data Structures

Longley Chap 3, 5, 9, 11 pp. 226-239

Foote, Kenneth E. Database Concepts @



Goodchild, Rasters @



Goodchild, Quadtrees and Scan Orders @



Oct 8 Project #2 due: Texas Population Demographics

Oct 8 Data Quality

Longley Chap 6, 15

Veregin, Howard Data Quality Measurement and Assessment @



Foote, K.E. and Donald J. Huebner Error Accuracy and Precision @



Oct 15 Midterm Exam (7:00-8:30) Data Input—Internet demo (8:45-9:45)

Longley Chap 10

Links to GIS resources on the Internet



Foote and Lynch Data Sources for GIS



Schut, Peter Natural Resources Data @



Oct 22 Project #3 due: Geocoding

Oct 22 Data Input—Preparation and Integration

Longley Chap 7

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop Chap.11

Cowen, David GeoReferencing @



Dana, Peter GPS @



Oct 29 Lets do it: Data Editing and Topological Structures

Longley Chap 11 pp. 239-245

Getting to Know ArcGIS Chap. 15, 16

Nov 5 Project #4 due: Creating a Layer: Tracts for Dallas or Geology for Wichita Basin

Nov 5 Analysis and Modelling in GIS

Longley Chap 5 (review), 12, 13

Getting to Know ArcGIS Chap. 11, 12

White, Dennis The Polygon Overlay Operation @



Haining and Wise Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis @



Nov 12 GIS Outputs and Application Examples

Longley chap 14

DeMers Chap 3, 68-80, Chap 14

Nov 19 Lets do it: Spatial Analysis

Nov 26 The Future of GIS and Some Dissenting Perspectives

Weiland, Ken Where are the location based services @



Daniel, Larry Identifying GIS for What its Worth @



Taylor, G. MultiMedia and Virtual Reality @

(dated)

Hayes, Brian The Challenge of Finding the Continental Divide @

(optional)

Dec 3 Project #5 due: Pipelines through the City

Dec 3 Final Exam

ArcGIS 8.x and ArcView 3.x

In 2000/2001 ESRI, Inc released a complete re-write of its GIS products under the general name: ArcGIS Release 8.x, composed of three modules or programs: ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox. This set of modules is available at three capability levels or tiers, each providing the capabilities of the lower level plus additional ones: ArcView 8 (for viewing and basic data analyses), ArcEditor 8 (which adds more sophisticated data editing capabilities) and ArcInfo 8 (which adds data conversion and fancier analyses). Its older ArcView 3.x product, built with different software technology and with a different user interface, is still available (final release: 3.3). This course will use ArcGIS 8, with a focus on the ArcView 8 tier of capabilities. Current version is 8.2

The text Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop is intended to help you become familiar with the ArcGIS 8 software and complete the exercises. It contains a copy of the software good for 120 days from first install. It requires Windows NT, 2000 or XP. All data for the exercises can be downloaded from the course web site. How you use this text (if at all) is a personal decision. You might like to work through the examples in this book before tackling the projects. Or you may prefer to jump in with projects, using the book as a reference. Below is a general guide to the chapters as they relate to each Project.

Project 1: Daycare location: Chap. 1, 2, 3 parts of 5,6,7,10 (purpose: general introduction)

Project 2: Texas Demographics: Chap. 3,4,6,10 (purpose: map creation and layouts)

Project 3: Housing Sales: Chap 5,8 (purpose: geocoding, graphing)

Project 4: Census Tracts: Chap 18, 20,22 (purpose: spatial editing and data preparation)

Project 5: Pipeline: Chap 11, 12, 13, 14 (purpose: drawing and analysis)

Exercises based on ArcView 3.2 are still available if you wish to explore this product, which is still used in some organizations and will likely continue to be for some time to come. References are to Using ArcView GIS (ESRI Press, 1996), essentially a printed version of the on-line Help system in ArcView 3.2. Below is a very general guide to the chapters as they relate to each Project.

Project 1: Daycare location: Chap. 2, parts of 5, 6, 9,18 (purpose: general introduction)

Project 2: Texas Demographics: Chap. 6, 18, 19 4,6,10 (purpose: map creation and layouts)

Project 3: Housing Sales: Chap 17, Chap 11b (purpose: geocoding, graphing)

Project 4: Census Tracts: Chap 15, 16 (purpose: spatial editing and data preparation)

Project 5: Pipeline: Chap 15, 11, 12 (purpose: analysis)

Using ArcView GIS was first released for version 3.0 of ArcView software. Changes in 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3 are documented in the What's New brochures, copies of which are in the lab.

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